Bulletin-board.



PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904. F. HOWARD. BULLETIN BOARD. APPLIUATION FILEDNOV. 19, 1903.

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No. 778,490. PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.

F. HOWARD.

BULLETIN BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 19, 1903.

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PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.

. F. HOWARD. BULLETIN BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.19,1903.

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portion of the bulletin-board.

UNITED STATES Patented December 2'7, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

BULLETIN-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,490, dated December27, 1904.

Application filedNovember 19, 1903. Serial No. 181,817.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK HOWARD, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city. county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bulletin-Boards, of which thefollowing is a specification suflicient to enable others skilled in theart to which the invention appertains to make and use. the same.

My invention relates more particularly to bulletin-boards used forindicating the prices of stocks, products, &c., and is designed toafford a simple and effective means whereby fluctuations in prices maybequickly and conveniently indicated visually with the maximum and minimumquotations in full view for purposes of comparison.

The invention consists, primarily, in a socalled board or fframe formedwith a series of horizontal ways supporting movable indicators, each Wayrepresenting a particular stock or product to be quoted, and thedifferent fluctuations in price being indicated by the position of saidindicators with relation to vertical lines upon the'face of the board.

My invention also includes certain other special features in theconstruction and arrangement of parts hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation ofmy improved bulletinboard, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is aview,upon an enlarged scale, of a Fig. 3 is a section upon plane of line 3 3,Fig. 2. Fig. 4:IS a section upon plane of line 4 4, Fig. 2, the slidingblocks and endless carriers being omitted; Fig. 5, a section upon planeof line 5 5,"

Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a front View of portions of the board, the front platesbeing removed. Fig.'

7 is a rear View ofa portion of the board, showing means for actuatingthe indicatorblocks. Fig. 8 is a section upon plane of line 8 8, Fig. 7.Figs. 8 and 9 represent, respectively, a rear and side view of one ofthe primary indicators. Figs 11 and 12 represent, respectively, a rearand side View of. one of the secondary indicators.

In the drawings, B represents a base or board of any desired or suitablestructure formed with horizontal grooves or ways w w for the receptionand support of movable indicators.

- At either end of the board B is arranged a column 0 (l, in which islisted the stocks or products to be quoted. Intermediate between theselist-columns is another, C, which may be designated as the openingcolumn, since it is used to indicate the price of the several stocks orproducts at the beginning of the market for the day.

A is an auxiliary extension of the board, which may be used insummarizing results or for any other purpose and forms no essential partof my invention.

It is obvious that only a single list-column C may be used, ifpreferred.

The vertical lines Z Z are formed on the board in any suitable mannerand are preferably equidistant. They are used to indicate points orvariations in price, those upon one side of the opening column Cindicating increase and those upon the other side decrease in price.Thus in the drawings the series L on the left are marked to indicate arise in price, reading from the opening column C toward the left, whilethe series L on the right of said column C are marked to indicate adecline in price as read toward the right. This arrangement may ofcourse be reversed, if preferred.

The movable indicators 11 i may be variously formed and supported, and Ido not confine myself to the identical construction of parts shown inthis respect, since indicators of any kind movably supported onhorizontal ways may be used in conjunction with the columns 0 C andseries of lines L L. In the structure illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings these indicators 2' a." are attached by studs .9 s

to blocks S S, which rest in the ways 21) w, the

latter consisting in this case of a series of horizontal groovesextending from one end of the board B to the other. 7

i represents the primary indicators used to indicate fluctuations inprice, one such indicator being situated in each of the horizontal waysw w. These primary indicators 2' may be used alone, if desired, and willthen simply indicate the price of a stock or product for the time being.I prefer, however, to use in conjunction with the primary or priceindicators 2' secondary indicators z" c' two in each way, one on eitherside of the primary indicator i. As a result when a primary indicator't'is moved in either direction a distance from the opening column Cgreater than at any prior time during the days market it will advancethe one or the other of the auxiliary indicators z" t" and when nextretracted toward the opening column C will leave such auxiliaryindicator to represent the highest or lowest quotations reached up tothat time, as the case may be. Thus a glance at the board will indicatenot only the present price of a stock or product, but also the highestas well as, the lowest previous quotations therefor, it

being understood that at the opening of the market to be quoted all theindicators 6 z" are together at the opening column C, under which theyare free to pass.

;0 p are strips or plates, preferably of metal, secured to the sidewalls of the ways w w and of a width sufficient to create narrow groovesg g between their opposed edges through which the indicator-studs s sprotrude, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 5. The strips 0 p affordthe requisite surface upon which to of the face of the board.

It is obvious that in so is mo ncernedtin a broad sense it is notmaterial how the indicators are moved along the ways, and this can beaccomplished directly by hand, if desirable, from the front of theboard. In order, however, to leave the front of the board free andunobstructed, it is desirable to employ means whereby. the indicatorsmay be moved indirectly, and this may be effected by resort to manymechanical expedients. In the drawings I have shownthe primaryindicators 7; a' as attached to endless belts or cords a a passing overpulleys (Z d at opposite ends of the board,-as will be seen by referenceto Fig. 6. The shanks d d of the pulleys dd at one end of the boardbeing formed with square or other polygonal shaped ture of my inventionis the use of the indi ends for the reception of a crank-key 7t, asshown in Figs. 7 and 8, it is obvious that a particular cord at may bereadily manipulated to move a primary indicator 2' in either direction,and this may be accomplished from the rear of the board, if desired.

It will be seen that the distinguishingfeacators movably supported onhorizontal. ways, each representing a particular stock or product to bequoted, in conjunction with vertical lines indicating an increase ordecrease in price, and for this reason I do not wish to confine myselfstrictly to the identical form and arrangement of parts shown in thedraw ings, since the apparatus may be modified materially in detailwithout departing from the spirit and intent of my invention.

far as my invention mark the vertical and horizontal subdivisions Whatlclaim as my invention, and desire to 5 secure by Letters Patent, is

Y 1. The combination. of a bulletin-board formed with a series of waysrepresenting stocks or productsto be quoted, with a column arranged atright angles to said ways for prior quotations and with two series oflines extending laterally from said column for prior quotations, oneseries of lines representing the advance in points or prices, and theother series of lines representing the decline in points together with aseries of indicators movable-on said ways, for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of a bulletin-board formed with a series of waysrepresenting stocks or products to be quoted with a column arranged atright angles ,to said ways for prior quotations and with -two series oflines extending laterally from said column for prior quotations, oneseries of lines representing the advance in points or prices, and theother series of lines representing the decline in points together with aseries of indicators movable on said ways, and means for maintainingthem in prescribed positions thereon, for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a bulletin board formed with a series ofhorizontal ways representing the stocks or products to be quoted with acentral vertical column for prior quotations, and with two lateralseries of vertical lines one representing the advance in points orprices, and the other repres'entingthe declind in points .or prices,together with a series of indicators movable on said ways, for thepurpose set forth.

at. The combination of a bulletin board. formed with a series ofhorizontal ways representing the stocks or products to be quoted, with acentral vertical column for prior quotations,.and with two lateralseries of verti cal lines,one representing the advance in points orprices, and the other representing the decline in points or pricestogether with a series of indicators movablein said ways, and means forsliding said indicators thereon, for the purpose described.

5. A bulletin-board formed with a series 0 horizontal ways representingthe stocks or products to be quoted, a central opening vertical columnfor prior quotations, two laterally-arranged series of vertical linesone representing the advance in points or prices and the otherrepresenting the decline in points or prices and two vertical endcolumns indicating.

the stocks or products which the horizontal ways represent,.togetherwith a series of indicators movable on said horizontal ways and meansfor sliding said indicators thereon, for the purpose describe p 6. Abulletin-board formed with a series of 1 horizontal ways representingstocks or products to be quoted, vertical lines representing advance inpoints or prices, vertical lines representing decline in points orprices, indicators movable on said horizontal ways attached toactuating-cords, said actuating-cords passing over sustaining-pulleys,said pulleys and means for rotating the same for the purpose set forth.r

7. A bulletin-board formed with a series of horizontal ways representingstocks or prod nets to be quoted, vertical lines representing advance inpoints or prices, vertical lines representing decline in points orprices, a series of three movable-indicators in each, horizontal Way,the primary or central one representing the actual present price of astock or product, and. the other two representing respectively the onethe highest quotation and the other the lowest quotation, together withmeans for moving said central or primary indicator in either directionupon its supporting-way, for the purpose described.

8. A bulletin-board formed with a series of horizontal Ways representingstocks or products to be quoted a central opening column representingprior quotations, vertical lines on one side of said opening columnrepresenting advance in points or prices, vertical lines on the otherside of said opening column representing decline in points or prices,aseries of movableindicators in each horizontal Way, the primary orcentral one representing the actual present price of a stock or product,and the other two representing respectively the one the highestquotation and the other the lowest quotation, together with means formoving said central or primary indicator in either direction upon itssupporting-Way, for the purpose described.

FRANK HOWARD.

Witnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, GEO. WM. MIATT.

